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DALLAS -- Tyler Seguin was the consummate setup man Thursday night.Seguin matched his career high with four assists -- on Dallas first four goals -- to help the Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 6-2 in a rematch of their playoff series last season.John Klingberg had two goals for the Stars, including an empty-netter. Patrick Eaves, Stephen Johns, Jason Spezza and Jordie Benn also scored for Dallas. Jamie Benn had three assists.Though Seguin and Jamie Benn combined for seven assists, their line had only one goal, by Eaves to open the scoring at 6:35 of the second period.Probably their best game of the year, Stars coach Lindy Ruff said. Moved the puck well. Obviously, Tyler played a heck of a game with four assists, Jamie right behind him. Our best players were at the forefront tonight, which was great to see.To Seguin, the victory was especially significant because it was a Central Division game against the team that eliminated the Stars from the 2016 playoffs.Seguin had scored three of Dallas six goals in the previous five games. The Stars matched that total Thursday to end an 0-2-1 skid.Eaves deflected a shot by Seguin for the first goal.Seguin set up Jamie Benn for a breakaway, then gathered the rebound after Allens save and passed out to Klingberg at the right faceoff dot for his first goal this season and a 2-1 lead.Theres been a couple of chances, Klingberg said, and its nice to see it finally go in there.Seguin passed to Stephen Johns for the first of four Dallas goals in the third period. The fourth assist came when Seguins shot went in off teammate Jason Spezza.Were getting opportunities, Seguin said. Theyre going to go in. Eventually thats going to land in the right area, or its going to go off a body.Stars defensemen combined for four goals.Weve been trying to get our defensemen more involved, Ruff said, and I think overall they all were.Paul Stastny and captain Alex Pietrangelo scored for St. Louis, which is 1-3-1 with only five goals in the last five games. The Blues have allowed 11 goals in the last two.Were not playing very well, coach Ken Hitchcock said. Were not all on board where we should be and its a tough time for us right now. Were going to have to build some momentum back with better play and more committed play. Its frustrating because were not scoring and were not keeping it out of our net the last two games.Stars goalie Antti Niemi made 28 saves. Jake Allen had 21 for the Blues.St. Louis tied the game 1-all on Stastnys goal at 11:26 of the second, but Klingberg scored 31 seconds later to give Dallas a lead it didnt lose.Pietrangelo scored at 10:27 of the third. He and Stastny each had a goal and an assist.Game notesIt was the first regular-season game between the teams since St. Louis beat Dallas 6-1 in the deciding Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal last season. Play between the division rivals became chippy, with two fights in the second period and coincidental minor penalties for roughing in the third. ... St. Louis entered the game ranked 16th in the NHL in shots on goal per game, but 28th in goals per game. ... Seguins previous four-assist game was on Oct. 18, 2014, against Philadelphia. He has seven points (three goals, four assists) in the last five games.UP NEXTBlues: St. Louis will return home to face Columbus on Saturday.Stars: Theyll end a two-game homestand Saturday vs. Chicago.Darnell Nurse Oilers Jersey . The Brazilian goalkeeper signed a loan deal with the Major League Soccer club on Friday as he looks to get playing time ahead of this summers World Cup in his home country. Wayne Gretzky Jersey . 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"I just love the fact I am in contention and have an opportunity in my first tournament of the year here in Abu Dhabi," Mickelson said.High school football participation slightly increased during the previous school year.According to the National Federation of State High School Associations , the total number of athletes taking part in 11-player football in 2015-16 increased by 80 to 1,085,272. The increase can be attributed to more girls participating. This past year, a record 1,964 played football, which was up from 1,565 the year before.Thirty-two states had girls participating in football. California had the most with 333 followed by Ohio (245), Texas (178), Arizona (115) and Colorado (109).There were 24 states that reported increased boys participation. From 2013 to 2014, there was a decline of nearly 10,000 boys who played football.NFHS Executive Director Boob Gardner said he was encouraged over the slight increase and credited the adoption of state laws and protocols for concussion management.ddddddddddddFlag football is booming, with an 18 percent increase to 12,093. The sport has been extremely popular with girls but there were 69 schools that had offered the sport to boys last year, which was more than double the 32 one year earlier.Overall participation in high school sports reached an all-time high of 7,868,900, an increase of 61,853 from the previous year.Girls participation increased for the 27th straight year and set an all-time high of 3,324,326. ' ' '